Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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ArtMichael Landy: Four Walls @ Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, until 16 Jun
Michael Landy's Four Walls brings together a handful of 2004 works paying homage to the artist's father, Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
MusicGhostface Killah & Adian Younge – Twelve Reasons To Die
Leaving aside the elaborate concept behind Twelve Reasons To Die, and just examining the music, it's pretty much all in the win column. Adrian Younge, using ... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Music
Patterns @ The Roadhouse, Manchester, 13 April
Do you remember your fifth birthday? No, me neither, but I presume it was dire; someone will have thrown a tantrum and it was most probably a wholly regretta... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
BooksWriting on the Wall: Pressure Points
Tackling issues of class, division, and protest, this year's Writing on the Wall literature festival combines a timely theme with opinionated speakers Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Books
Indian Nocturne by Antonio Tabucchi
Indian Nocturne follows a nameless man as he searches for his lost friend Xavier among the squalid streets and luxury hotels of India. At just over a hundred... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Aliyah Hussain
Showcase: Aliyah Hussain Aliyah Hussain's practice encompasses photography, printmaking and performance. She experiments with the performative and technical... Read more »| 01 May 2013
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Books
Hawthorn & Child by Keith Ridgway
It begins with a shooting in North London, with detectives Hawthorn and Child trying to work out what’s happened. Early on, though, Ridgway derails the... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Books
The Humans by Matt Haig
Any writer who can fuse maths and peanut butter in his opening paragraph is a certified genius in his own right. In his book, Matt Haig introduces us to a ch... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
ComedyAdam Buxton: Plug In, Bug Out
As he prepares to bring his Best of BUG and BUG Radiohead shows to Manchester, broadcaster, comedian and writer Adam Buxton traces the development of his fascination with pop culture into a touring phenomenon Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Books
William McIlvanney: Laying Down The Law
As Canongate prepare to re-publish the complete works of William McIllvanney, starting with his Jack Laidlaw detective novels, we talk to “the Clark Gable of Scottish crime fiction” about inspiration, influence, and the importance of imagery Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Clubs
DJ Chart: Wardy & Dom D'Sylva (La Cheetah Club)
As they look forward to the return of Sound Signature boss Theo Parrish, La Cheetah Club residents Wardy and Dom D'Sylva each pick out five tracks they've been obsessing over lately Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Film
Encounters at the End of the World: Sarah Gavron in Interview
Over an 18-month period, director Sarah Gavron and cinematographer David Katznelson filmed a Greenlandic Inuit community on the cusp of disappearing. We speak to Gavron about her time at the Village at the End of the World Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Art
RSA New Contemporaries: It's Always the Quiet Ones
Undaunted by life outside the institution, last year's art graduates are boldly tackling everything from state control and religious dogma to the secret lives of aubergines. We report back from the RSA's New Contemporaries Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Books
Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High by Mike Power
Like its subject matter - at least as self-confessed popper Mike Power would have us believe - Drugs 2.0 is a stimulating read, providing a timeline of chemi... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Theatre
Mayfesto 2013
The Tron Theatre launches its summer season with Mayfesto – Glasgow's theatre festival since 2010. Mayfesto 2013 examines the theme of identity fr... Read more »| 01 May 2013